Ole-Jacob Hoff

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Ole-Jacob Hoff
Born1928
Oslo, Norway
Died2003 (aged 75)
Nationality Norwegian
Occupation(s)Editor and writer of Farmand
Organization Mont Pelerin Society
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Ole-Jacob Hoff (born 1928 in Oslo) [1] was a Norwegian economist, academician, author, publisher, and scholar. The son of a fellow economist and author, Trygve Hoff, Ole-Jacob Hoff also functioned as editor of the Norwegian-language economic periodical Farmand until 1989. [2] He graduated from Harvard University [3] and was a social and political critic and speaker.

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Career

Ole Jacob Hoff took over as editor and publisher of Farmand after his father's death and stayed on this post for six years (1983–1989). [4] Through this publication, Hoff promoted liberal solutions and perspective in society. Just like his predecessor, Hoff was also a member of Mont Pelerin Society and a frequent speaker at a number of the society's meetings. [3] Hoff was an honoree at the Foundation for Economic Education's Honor Roll of Authors for The Freeman, 1956–1996. [5] [ relevant? ] He was a faculty member and adjunct scholar at Ludwig von Mises Institute. [6] He was also a previous member of the editorial board of the Review of Austrian Economics [7] [8]

Views

Hoff was an ardent believer of libertarianism and the free market economic ideas of Leonard Read, the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education (FEE), an American-pioneered paradigm. [9] He described his ideas as anarcho-capitalist. [10]

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  2. ↑ "Historical Page Dedicated to Farmand". Farmandprisen. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  3. 1 2 Chamberlain, John (June 29, 1966). "Europeans suffer from self-delusion". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida.
  4. ↑ Snoen, Jan Arild (April 26, 2011). "Minerva's old nemesis". Minervanett.no. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Freeman Honor Roll of Authors, 1956–1996". Foundation for Economic Education. May 1, 1996. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Senior Fellows, Faculty Members, and Staff". Ludwig von Mises Institute. Retrieved June 22, 2014.
  7. ↑ Rothbard, M. N.; Block, W. (1990). "Editorial Board". Review of Austrian Economics. 4 (1). ISSN   0889-3047.
  8. ↑ Rothbard, M. N. (1991). "Editorial Board". Review of Austrian Economics. 5 (1–2).
  9. ↑ Chamberlain, John (June 29, 1966). "Europeans suffer from self-delusion". The Evening Independent. St. Petersburg, Florida.
  10. ↑ Chamberlain, John (May 1, 1978). "A Reviewer's Notebook – 1978/5". The Freeman. New York.
  11. ↑ Hoff, Ole-Jacob (1982). "The Myth of Scandinavia's 'Model Welfare State'". Economic Affairs. 2 (2): 126–128. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0270.1982.tb00431.x.
  12. ↑ Hoff, Ole-Jacob (1983). "Little Hope for Markets in the USSR". Economic Affairs. 3 (3): 214. doi:10.1111/j.1468-0270.1983.tb01506.x.
  13. ↑ Hoff, Ole-Jacob (January 1, 1968). "Politics is Other People's Money". The Freeman: 29–30. ISSN   1559-1638.
  14. ↑ Hoff, Ole-Jacob; Kein, Richard (1980). "Tales from the Public Sector". Policy Review: 153–159. ISSN   0146-5945.
  15. ↑ Hoff, Ole-Jacob (1974). "Socialism at the Crossroads". Reason: 53–54. ISSN   0048-6906.
  16. ↑ Hoff, Ole-Jacob (February 1982). "Which Way Norway". Reason: 28–30. ISSN   0048-6906.
  17. ↑ Hoff, Ole-Jacob (May 1983). "Scandinavia: Quiet Revolution". Reason: 48. ISSN   0048-6906.
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